Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12. Two pairs of enlarged canines in lower jaw; anterior lateral line scales with 3 or more pores per scale; body depth 2.7-3.6 in SL; distinctive 4 or 5 narrow pale bars along the dorsum, more evident in specimens up to 20 cm SL; yellow margin on caudal fin (Ref. 48669).

Common Names

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Alaya , English , Jamaica

Lawyer , English , Jamaica

Pudding wife , English , St Lucia

Pudding wife , English , USA

Pudding wife , English , Virgin Is. (US)

Puddingwife , English , Bahamas

Puddingwife , English , Barbados

Puddingwife , English , Cuba

Puddingwife , English , Jamaica

Puddingwife , English , Puerto Rico

Puddingwife , English , USA

Puddingwife wrasse , English , Global

Donzelle arc en ciel , French , France

輻紋海豬魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

辐纹海猪鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Pekchi berdè , Papiamentu , Neth Antilles

Pepchi berdè , Papiamentu , Neth Antilles

Bindalo , Portuguese , Brazil

Bodião-bindaló , Portuguese (Brazilianism) , Brazil

Capitán de pledras , Spanish , Puerto Rico

Doncella , Spanish , Dominican Rp

Doncella arco-iris , Spanish , Spain

Doncella arcoiris , Spanish , Nicaragua

Doncella azul , Spanish , Venezuela

Doncella azulada , Spanish , Mexico

Doncella pudín , Spanish , Cuba

Loro dientón orejón , Spanish , Venezuela

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Labridae

Genus: Halichoeres

Species: Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Adults found on shallow patch or seaward reefs down to 55 m (Ref. 9710); juveniles and subadults in shallower (1 to 5 m) coral reefs (Ref. 3726). Feeds on mollusks, sea urchins, crustaceans, and brittle stars (Ref. 9710). Marketed fresh (Ref. 3726).

Habitat

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brackish